The Sagebrush State: Nevada's History, Government, And Politics

by Bowers, Michael W.

• ISBN13: 9780874176827
• ISBN10: 0874176824
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-23
• Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr

Summary

Since its publication in 1996, The Sagebrush State has served as the text for the required course on Nevada's history and constitution given at the state's colleges and universities. The third edition of this work is updated through 2005 to include information on the elections of 2002 and 2004 and two very controversial sessions of the legislature. The full text of the state constitution is provided for reference in an appendix and includes extensive annotations that note and explain amendments and other changes made to the original 1864 document.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables	ix
Preface to the Third Edition	xi
Preface	xiii
Chapter One Nevada: Origins and Early History	1	(14)
Chapter Two Nevada Territory and Statehood	15	(13)
Chapter Three Civil Rights and Liberties in Nevada	28	(17)
Chapter Four Political Parties and Elections	45	(14)
Chapter Five Interest Groups and Lobbying	59	(7)
Chapter Six The Nevada Legislature	66	(12)
Chapter Seven The Nevada Executive	78	(13)
Chapter Eight The Nevada Judiciary	91	(14)
Chapter Nine City and County Governments	105	(5)
Chapter Ten State and Local Finance	110	(12)
Chapter Eleven Nevada: Past, Present, and Future	122	(17)
Appendix: The Constitution of the State of Nevada	139	(112)
Notes	251	(8)
Selected Bibliography	259	(4)
Index	263